体坛英语资讯：Kenyan runners eye breakthrough in their debut marathon in Amsterdam
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 15-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="World">World</span> 10,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Linet">Linet</span> <span word="Masai">Masai</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="uncertain">uncertain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="debuts">debuts</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Amsterdam">Amsterdam</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 29-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mombasa">Mombasa</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="demands">demands</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="motherhood">motherhood</span>, <span word="Masai">Masai</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="compatriot">compatriot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> 10,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="medalist">medalist</span> <span word="Jackline">Jackline</span> <span word="Chepngeno">Chepngeno</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="venturing">venturing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foothold">foothold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Amsterdam">Amsterdam</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="management">management</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="Masai">Masai</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> <span word="Meseret">Meseret</span> <span word="Defar">Defar</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Meseret">Meseret</span> <span word="Belete">Belete</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Tadelech">Tadelech</span> <span word="Bekele">Bekele</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="title">title</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="far">far</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="new">new</span>. <span word="Winning">Winning</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="much">much</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chepngeno">Chepngeno</span>.</p><p><span word="Defar">Defar</span>, <span word="Masai">Masai</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chepngeno">Chepngeno</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="battled">battled</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="tops">tops</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="Masai">Masai</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="pedigree">pedigree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="jinx">jinx</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008.</p>
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